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Today’s UFC Perth event was headlined by a key welterweight bout featuring Jack Della Maddalena taking on Carlos Prates. Della Maddalena (16-4 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since losing the promotion‘s welterweight title to Islam Makhachev at UFC 322 in November of last year. Prior to that setback, ‘JDM’ had put together an eighteen-fight winning streak, which included victories over Belal Muhammad, Gilbert Burns and Kevin Holland. Meanwhile, Carlos Prates (24-7 MMA) had most previously competed in the Octagon bck at UFC 322 in Madison Square Garden, where he scored a second-round knockout victory over former…

Users can now create challenges directly within their favorite SIG CONNECT games. NEWINGTON, N.H., (April 28, 2026) – SIG SAUER, an industry-leading manufacturer of cutting-edge firearms, optics, and ammunition, introduced today new features in its SIG CONNECT app. SIG CONNECT is a mobile training tool that turns shooting sessions at a range into interactive experiences with real-time hit detection. Through the new features, SIG CONNECT users can create custom challenges directly within their favorite games or jump into existing competitions. Users can choose their game type, set the distance, and select the Optical Hit Detection (OHD) target, then define rules,…

Bottom lines up front WASHINGTON—“I won’t see you next time.” With those words, Jerome Powell ended his likely final press conference as Federal Reserve chair on Wednesday, after presiding over his final Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Having served as chair for just over eight years, his term will end on May 15. Though Powell’s last year on the job was marked by turbulence—from his public spat with US President Donald Trump to a Justice Department investigation into alleged building cost overruns (that has been dropped)—he will leave behind a notable legacy that includes both major achievements and shortcomings.Powell’s track…

As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies advance and diffuse across the economy, policymakers face critical questions about how different AI ecosystems compete, how the market will react, and what policy interventions can effectively shape adoption outcomes. The author provides a theoretical framework for understanding AI diffusion dynamics in the presence of competing technologies with heterogeneous value propositions. This publication is part of the RAND working paper series. RAND working papers are intended to share researchers’ latest findings and to solicit informal peer review. They have been approved for circulation by RAND but may not have been formally edited or peer reviewed.This…

Carlos Prates has designs on gold after brutalizing and finishing Jack Della Maddalena in the UFC Perth main event on Saturday.In less than three rounds, Prates systematically dismantled the former welterweight champion with a variety of strikes including nasty knees, punches, elbows and leg kicks that had the Australian wobbled several times. After putting Della Maddalena down again with a kick, Prates decided enough was enough as he jumped to the ground and just started unleashing shots until the referee had no choice but to stop the fight with the end coming at 3:17 in the third round.Following the win,…

Carlos Prates absolutely crushed Jack Della Maddalena earlier this morning (Sat., May 2, 2026) at UFC Perth LIVE on Paramount+ from inside RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, finishing the former UFC welterweight champion with a violent third-round TKO (leg kicks and elbows).Della Maddalena was making his first Octagon appearance since losing his 170-pound title to Islam Makhachev back at UFC 322 and was hoping to start 2026 off with a bang. Unfortunately for JDM and the Australian crowd, Prates never allowed the former champion to get going. The Brazilian striker was too effective on the feet early on for Della…

Tracking leadership changes across the federal government May 1, 2026 4:07 pm 3 min read Here are some of the federal government’s top personnel moves over the past week, brought to you by our partners at Leadership Connect: Richard O’Malley has a new position as Deputy Under Secretary (Designate) at Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment [DUSD A&S], Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment [OUSD A&S], United States Department of Defense [DOD] Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation (PAS) John Einstman has a new position as Senior Advisor at Division…

An “engineering casualty” broke out on Tuesday on the USS Higgins, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer currently deployed in the Indo-Pacific, Navy officials confirmed to CNN. The incident was immediately contained by the crew, and there are no reported injuries as of Friday, according to the Navy statement.While the Navy did not explicitly use the term fire, CBS News, citing unnamed U.S. officials on Thursday, described the situation as a fire limited to one piece of equipment that did not spread flames.However, the incident knocked out the ship’s electricity and propulsion for “several hours,” according to the CNN report. The…

The week spanning the final days of April and the start of May has been packed with noteworthy new RPGs and strategy titles. I know many of you probably have your attention locked onto a single game that launched just hours ago, a game that a lot of us, myself included, have been waiting on for nearly 10 years. But that doesn’t mean we should overlook the other interesting developments from this week. I’ve put together a list of 12 titles covering a range of genres, including projects launching into Early Access, others finally leaving their Early Access phase, an…

ULTRA Turbo in flight. Credit: © DZYNE. US-based DZYNE Technologies has secured a contract to supply three ULTRA Turbo (Uncrewed Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft) platforms to the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI). The multi-million-dollar contract marks a significant point in the ULTRA programme’s development toward becoming a “programme of record”, DZYNE stated. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The company won the contract after ULTRA completed its maiden flight powered by a turbocharged engine, which demonstrated the aircraft’s…